MAGIC LANTERNS: ON THE FARM
By Moira Maclean
7 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (195 x 200mm) Full-color board book. This enchanting series offers the challenge of following real flashing lights through the trees of the forest or the caverns of the sea to find out what could be causing their strange glow. Every page brings the young reader closer to solving the mystery, while encountering wonderful sights and friendly creatures along the way. Finally, the strange lights are discovered to be magic lanterns, and the quest is over. The lavish and colorful illustrations, combined with battery-powered flashing lights, will make this an enchanting reading experience for any child.

MAKING SOFT-BODIED DOUGH CHARACTERS
By Patricia Hughes
Here's how to achieve an exciting new angle on the popular and easy-to-master craft of salt dough. With just a few simple cheap materials and tools, you can create these colorful, characters that will appeal to adults and children alike. All the basics are coverd in detail including: Materials and tools Basic techniques Recipe for salt dough Sewing patterns Illustrated step-by-step instructions for each project Photographs of the finishised characters

MERCEDES - BENZ
By Paul W Cockerham
8 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (220 x 310mm) 80 pages. Hardcover. Over 90 illustrations. Mercedes-Benz has long been identified with luxury and quality. This informative volume about the distinguished manufacturer details the steady rise of a motorcar giant, which succeeded by matching superior technology with driving style over a century of change. From the Gullwing Coupe to the Boattail Speedster; and from the remarkable SLs to the recent SLK, the Mercedes-Benz image of reliability and refinement has remained intact. With over 90 full-color photographs, the story of this remarkable automobile comes vividly to life.

MY FIRST PIANO: JOIN THE BAND
By Paula Martyr
8 5/8 X 10 1/2 in. Printed in full color. The battery used to power the musical keyboard is replaceable. With familiar nursery tunes to sing and play along to, this colorful first song book will delight every young child. It contains the words and music to four songs, each surrounded by fanciful illustrations of animal characters singing, dancing, and making music together. An added feature is a 15-note battery operated keyboard-producing music-bpx sounds--on which all the songs in the book can actually be played.

MYSTERIOUS PLACES OF THE WORLD
By Ronald Pearsall
8 13/16 x 11 3/4 in (224 x 298mm) 128 pages. Hardcover. Over 100 illustrations. The great pyramids, Stonehenge, Delphi, Machu Picchu, and Easter Island are just a few spots that engage our interest and challenge our imaginations. This authoritatively written and brilliantly illustrated book examines the history and culture of each place, and attempts to delve behind the mysteries left by our forebearers. In addition to the sites mentioned above, many others are featured, including the megalithic temples of Malta, the rock city of Petra, Angor Wat in Cambodia, and the ruins of Troy. Both illuminating and mystifying, this volume includes a porfolio of over 100 full-color illustrations that encourages the reader to search further into the secrets of the past.

MUSEUMS
By Susan A Sternau
8 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (220 x 310mm) 80 pages. Hardcover. Over 90 illustrations. Tracing the development of museums from personal treasure troves to multi-functioned institutions offers a fascinating journey through time. From the "pre-history" of the museum in ancient times to its birth in the Renaissance and evolution up to the present day, here is a beautifully illustrated guided tour to the architecture of the world's most famous and beloved museums. Accompanied by an authoritative text, modern photography is combined with period paintings and illustrations to show both the evolution of architectural styles and the changing tastes in artwork displays. From the Louvre and Hermitage to the Uffizzi and Pitti Palace to the San Francisco MoMA and the Guggenheim in Bilbao,this is an up-to-date survey of the world's great museums. Over 90 full-color illustrations reveals the splendors of these magnificent buildings.

MATISSE, HENRI
By Susan A Sternau
8 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (220 x 310mm) 128 pages. Hardcover. 98 illustrations. Henri Matisse's long life and career was marked by steady, industrious work and a constant seeking and reevaluation of his remarkable art. His continued struggles with self expression gave to the world, over some six decades, a wealth of new visions in line, color, and form. With the exception of Pablo Picasso, no other artist has so profoundly and single-handedly influenced the direction of modern art. This volume celebrates the life and work of this extraordinary artist with 98 full-color and archival photographs.